a. The ester of glycerol and one, two, or three fatty acids.
b. Any of various soft, solid, or semisolid organic compounds constituting the esters of glycerol and fatty acids and their associated organic groups.
c. A mixture of such compounds occurring widely in organic tissue, especially in the adipose tissue of animals and in the seeds, nuts, and fruits of plants.
d. Animal tissue containing such substances.
e. A solidified animal or vegetable oil.
2. Obesity; corpulence: health risks associated with fat.
3. Unnecessary excess: "would drain the appropriation's fat without cutting into education's muscle"(New York Times).
adj.fat·ter, fat·test
1. Having much or too much fat or flesh; plump or obese.
2. Full of fat or oil; greasy.
3. Abounding in desirable elements: a paycheck fat with bonus money.
4. Fertile or productive; rich: "It was a fine, green, fat landscape"(Robert Louis Stevenson).
5. Having an abundance or amplitude; well-stocked: a fat larder.
6.
a. Yielding profit or plenty; lucrative or rewarding: a fat promotion.
b. Prosperous; wealthy: grew fat on illegal profits.
7.
a. Thick; large: a fat book.
b. Puffed up; swollen: a fat lip.
tr. & intr.v.fat·ted, fat·ting, fats
To make or become fat; fatten.
Idioms:
a fat lotSlang
Very little or none at all: a fat lot of good it will do him.
fat chanceSlang
Very little or no chance.
the fat is in the fire
Bad consequences are sure to follow; trouble lies ahead.
the fat of the land
Desirable resources, especially when acquired with little effort: I fantasized about buying a farm and living off the fat of the land.
Synonyms: fat, overweight, obese, corpulent, portly, stout, pudgy, rotund, plump1, chubby These adjectives mean having an abundance and often an excess of flesh. Fat implies more weight than one desires or than is considered desirable by social norms: was getting fat and decided to exercise. Overweight conveys the sense that the weight is above a medical standard for age or height and may be unhealthy: oversized garments for overweight customers. Another word with medical connotations, obese means grossly overweight: "a woman of robust frame ... though stout, not obese" (Charlotte Brontë). While corpulent also refers to conspicuous body weight, it is not always as judgmental a term as obese: the corpulent figure of the seated Buddha. Portly refers to bulk combined with a stately or imposing bearing: A portly guard blocked the doorway. Stout denotes a thickset, bulky figure: a painting of stout peasants. Pudgy means short and fat: pudgy fingers. Rotund refers to the roundness of figure associated with a spreading midsection: "this pink-faced rotund specimen of prosperity" (George Eliot). Plump and chubby apply to a pleasing fullness of figure: a plump little toddler; chubby cheeks.
1. (Elements & Compounds) any of a class of naturally occurring soft greasy solids that are esters of glycerol and certain fatty acids. They are present in some plants and in the adipose tissue of animals, forming a reserve energy source, and are used in making soap and paint and in the food industry. See also oil1
2. (Biochemistry) vegetable or animal tissue containing fat.
3. corpulence, obesity, or plumpness
4. the best or richest part of something
5. (Theatre) a part in a play that gives an actor a good opportunity to show his talents
6. chew the fat slang
a. to argue over a point
b. to talk idly; gossip
7. the fat is in the fire an irrevocable action has been taken, esp one from which dire consequences are expected
8. the fat of the land the best that is obtainable
adj, fatterorfattest
9. having much or too much flesh or fat
10. (Cookery) consisting of or containing fat; greasy: fat pork.
11. profitable; lucrative: a fat year.
12. affording great opportunities: a fat part in the play.
13. fertile or productive: a fat land.
14. thick, broad, or extended: a fat log of wood.
15. (Chemistry) having a high content of a particular material or ingredient, such as resin in wood or oil in paint
16. plentifully supplied: a fat larder.
17. slang empty; stupid: get this into your fat head.
18. slang very little or none; minimal (in phrases such as a fat chance, a fat lot of good, etc)
vb, fats, fattingorfatted
to make or become fat; fatten
[Old English fǣtt, past participle of fǣtan to cram; related to Old Norse feita, Old High German feizen to fatten; compare Gothic fētjan to adorn]
1. any of several oily solids or semisolids that are water-insoluble esters of glycerol with fatty acids and are the chief component of animal adipose tissue and many plant seeds: used in cookery and in the manufacture of soaps and other products.
2. animal tissue containing much of this substance.
3. obesity; corpulence.
4. the richest or best part of anything: the fat of the land.
5. an overabundance or excess; superfluity or reserve: a budget without fat.
adj.
6. having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person.
7. plump; well-fed: a fat chicken.
8. consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily: fat meat.
9. profitable; lucrative: a fat job in government.
10. affording good opportunities, esp. for gain: a fat recording contract.
11. wealthy; prosperous; rich: to grow fat on bribes and graft.
12. big, broad, or extended; thick: a fat roll of fifty-dollar bills.
Any of a large number of oily compounds that are widely found in plant and animal tissues and serve mainly as a reserve source of energy. In mammals, fat is deposited beneath the skin and around the internal organs, where it also protects and insulates against heat loss. Fats are made chiefly of triglycerides, each molecule of which contains three fatty acids. See more at saturated fat, unsaturated fat.
Did You Know? Millions of Americans are trying to lose adipose tissue, also known as fat. It's hard to do, because we love to eat fatty foods, which usually taste good. Many of the chemicals that give food pleasant flavors are easily dissolved in fats—the fattier a food is, the more of these flavorful compounds it may carry. Having some fat is necessary. Just as a city keeps extra water in a reservoir, we store reservoirs of energy most efficiently as fat. An ounce of fat, for example, contains more than twice as much stored energy—calories—as does an ounce of protein or carbohydrates. Fat is also an excellent insulator. Sea mammals, such as whales, have thick layers of fat, called blubber, to keep them comfortable in chilly waters. A whale's blubber may be two feet thick—now that's fat!
edible fat - oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue
animal fat - any fat obtained from animals; "animal fat is high in saturated fatty acids"
cocoa butter - a yellow-white fat from cocoa beans
leaf fat, leaf lard - fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lard
acylglycerol, glyceride - an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid"
triglyceride - glyceride occurring naturally in animal and vegetable tissues; it consists of three individual fatty acids bound together in a single large molecule; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body
lipid, lipide, lipoid - an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
medulla, myelin, myeline - a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
polyunsaturated fat - a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol
2.
fat - a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Adj.
1.
fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
endomorphic, pyknic - having a squat and fleshy build; "a pyknic practical joke"
rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"
thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
lean, thin - lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
2.
fat - having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"
thick - not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick"; "a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm blankets"
3.
fat - containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
Quotations "I'm fat, but I'm thin inside. Has it ever struck you that there's a thin man inside every fat man, just as they say there's a statue inside every block of stone?" [George Orwell Coming Up for Air] "Some people are born to fatness. Others have to get there" [Les Murray] "I'm built for comfort, I ain't built for speed" [Willie Dixon Built for Comfort] "Fat is a social disease, and fat is a feminist issue" [Susie Orbach Fat is a Feminist Issue]
1. (= plump) [person] → gordo; [face, cheeks, limbs] → relleno, gordo to get fat → engordar he grew fat on the proceeds or profits (fig) → se enriqueció con los beneficios it's not over till the fat lady sings → mientras hay vida, hay esperanza, hasta el rabo todo es toro
5. (= minimal) fat chance! → ¡ni soñarlo! a fat lot he knows about it! → ¡qué sabrá él! a fat lot of good that is! → ¡eso no sirve de nada!, y eso ¿de qué sirve?
(= overweight)person, animal, stomach, arms, thighs → dick, fett(pej); to get or become fat → dickwerden; to grow fat (on something) (fig, person, company, town) → (durch etw) reichwerden; it’s or the show’s not over until the fat lady sings(hum inf) → das ist noch nicht das Ende
(inf: = stupid) can’t you get it into your fat head (that) … → hast du Idiot es denn noch immernichtgecheckt, dass …(inf); they can’t get it into their silly fat heads that … → diesen Idioten will es nichtin denKopf, dass …(inf) ? alsofathead
1.adj (person, meat) → grasso/a; (face, cheeks) → paffuto/a; (arm, leg) → grassoccio/a; (book) → grosso/a; (wallet) → gonfio/a; (wage packet) → cospicuo/a to get fat → ingrassare, diventaregrasso/a he grew fat on the proceeds/profits (fig) → si è arricchito con i guadagni/gli incassi a fat lot he knows about it! (fam, iro) → che vuoi che ne sappia lui! a fat lot of good that is! (fam, iro) → bellaroba!
2.n → grasso; (Anat) → adipem to fry in deep fat → friggere in molto olio to live off the fat of the land → vivere nel lusso, avere ogni ben di Dio the fat's in the fire (fig) → adesso son guai
1. an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants. This meat has got a lot of fat on it. vet دُهْن، دَسَم мазнина gordura tuk das Fett fedt λίποςgrasa rasv چربی rasva grasשומן चर्बी mast, ulje zsír lemak fita grasso 脂肪 지방 riebalai tauki; speķis lemak vetfetttłuszcz څورب gordura grăsime жир tuk maščoba masnoća fett ไขมัน yağ 脂肪 сало حیوانی چربی اور کچھ نباتات سے بنایا جانے والا تیل mỡ; chất béo 脂肪
2. a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking. There are several good cooking fats on the market. vet مادّه دُهْنِيَه мас gordura tuk das Fett fedtstof λίποςmanteca, grasa rasv چربی؛ دمبه rasva matière grasseשמן पकाने के लिए इस्तेमाल होने वाली चर्बी vrsta ulja zsiradék lemak feiti grasso 料理用の油 식용유 riebalai tauki lemak vetmatfetttłuszcz څوربی gordura grăsime кулинарный жир (pokrmový) tuk mast mast [mat]fett ไขมัน; น้ำมัน yağ 油脂 жир کھانا پکانے میں استعمال کیا جانے والا تیل dầu; mỡ ăn 油脂
adjective
1. having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape. He was a very fat child. vet سَمين дебел gordo tlustý fett fed; tyk παχύςgordo paks چاق lihava grosשמן मोटा debeo, pretio kövér gemuk feitur grasso 太った 뚱뚱한, 비만한 riebus, storas tukls; resns; trekns gemuk dikfet utuczony, tłusty چاغ gordo gras жирный; толстый, упитанный tučný, obézny debel debeo fet, tjock อ้วน şişman 肥胖的 товстий; гладкий موٹا béo mập 肥胖的
2. large or abundant. Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all) groot مُرْبِح، مُكْسِب голям grande tučný fett; A fat lot-herzlich wenig fed; møg μπόλικος, άφθονοςsustancioso rikkalik بسیار runsas gros מַמַש הַרבֵּה भरपूर या बड़ा obilan, velik bőséges berlimpah feitur; arðvænlegur grande 豊富な 많은, 풍부한 didžiulis Tas nekam neder! berlimpah grootstor, rikeligduży, spory دیره grande mare большой veľký, hojný masten obilan stor, fet ใหญ่; ท่วมท้น büyük, bol 巨大的 вигідний, прибутковий شحیم nhiều về số lượng; giá trị 巨大的
(often with up) to make or become fat. They are fattening up a turkey to eat at Christmas. vetmaak يُسَمِّن угоявам engordar vykrmovat; ztloustnout mästen opfede παχαίνωengordar nuumama, rasva minema چاق کردن؛ چاق شدن lihottaa engraisser לְפָטֵם मोटा करना debljati se, toviti (se) (meg)hizlal menggemukkan fita ingrassare 太らせる 살찌우다 penėti uzbaroties; nobarot (lopus, putnus) menggemukkan mestengjø, fete opp, bli fet, legge på seg tuczyć څربول، تيارول، ساتل، چاغول، مزى كول،څربېدل، تيارېدل، چاغېدل engordar a (se) îngrăşa откармливать vykŕmiť rediti (se) udebljati bli fet, göda ทำให้อ้วน şişmanla(t)mak 養肥 відгодовувати; гладшати موٹا کرنا یا ہونا vỗ béo 养肥
ˈfatty adjective
containing, or like, fat. This meat is very fatty. vetterig دُهْنـي мазен gordo tučný, tlustý fettig fed; fedtholdig λιπαρόςgraso rasvane پرچربی rasvainen grasשמן मोटा व्यक्ति tust, mastan zsíros berlemak fitugur grasso 脂肪の多い 지방의 riebus tauks; taukains berlemak vetfet; fettholdigtłusty, tłuszczowy غوړين، غوړلرونكى، غوړ، شحمى gordo gras жирный tučný, mastný masten mastan fet, fetthaltig ซึ่งเต็มไปด้วยไขมัน yağlı 油膩的,多脂肪的 відгодований, жирний چربی دار như mỡ; có nhiều mỡ 油腻的,多脂肪的
"Well, here it is, worthy sir," said the peasant; "a man of this village who is so fat that he weighs twenty stone challenged another, a neighbour of his, who does not weigh more than nine, to run a race.
'You, little Mouse, cannot venture everywhere in case you run at last into a trap.' This good counsel was followed, and a little pot of fat was bought.
"I have come," said Bukawai without preliminary, "for the three fat goats, the new sleeping mat, and the bit of copper wire as long as a tall man's arm."
If it were a pig now --like that fat gentleman you are driving along at his ease--one could do something with it; it would at any rate make sausages.' 'Well,' said the butcher, 'I don't like to say no, when one is asked to do a kind, neighbourly thing.
Fastened up behind the barouche was a hamper of spacious dimensions--one of those hampers which always awakens in a contemplative mind associations connected with cold fowls, tongues, and bottles of wine--and on the box sat a fat and red-faced boy, in a state of somnolency, whom no speculative observer could have regarded for an instant without setting down as the official dispenser of the contents of the before-mentioned hamper, when the proper time for their consumption should arrive.
Giles was apparently considering the propriety of indulging in a respectful smile himself, when a gig drove up to the garden-gate: out of which there jumped a fat gentleman, who ran straight up to the door: and who, getting quickly into the house by some mysterious process, burst into the room, and nearly overturned Mr.
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